Mexico vs Upper middle income: School age population, primary education, both sexes

Mexico
13.41 million number
in 2020
Upper middle income
230.77 million number
in 2019
Mexico rank
11th
Upper middle income rank
8th

School age population, primary education, both sexes over time

  • Mexico
  • Upper middle income
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How they compare

Upper middle income currently reports 230.77 million number against 13.41 million number in Mexico, a difference of 217.36 million number.

That makes Upper middle income's figure about 17.2 times Mexico's.

Across all 50 years both countries report, Upper middle income has been ahead every year.

Mexico ranks 11th and Upper middle income ranks 8th of 206 countries.

Upper middle income has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mexico Upper middle income Difference Ahead
1970s 9.99 million number 212.83 million number 202.84 million number Upper middle income
1980s 12.49 million number 230.58 million number 218.09 million number Upper middle income
1990s 13.24 million number 240.54 million number 227.30 million number Upper middle income
2000s 13.52 million number 232.37 million number 218.85 million number Upper middle income
2010s 13.48 million number 225.39 million number 211.91 million number Upper middle income

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, primary education, both sexes, Mexico or Upper middle income?
Upper middle income, at 230.77 million number against 13.41 million number in Mexico as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, primary education, both sexes between Mexico and Upper middle income?
217.36 million number, with Upper middle income ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Upper middle income?
50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do Mexico and Upper middle income rank globally for school age population, primary education, both sexes?
Mexico ranks 11th and Upper middle income ranks 8th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
School age population, primary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
251 places, 12,277 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.